EXPERIENCE WILDLIFE EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL.
Learn valuable conservation lessons in the field. The Kwantu Volunteer Project is an exceptional hands-on learning experience.
EXPERIENCE WILDLIFE EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL
LIVE. TRAVEL. LEARN
The award winning private game reserve, Kwantu offers a feast for the imagination in the Eastern Cape’s premium Big 5 Game Reserve. This magical Big 5 wildlife reserve is located in the malaria-free Eastern Cape, and is situated close to Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth).
The Kwantu Volunteer Project is an exceptional hands-on learning experience in the African bush. Experience wildlife encounters, immerse yourself in local culture, and get closer to nature, while you gain experience that you will take with you for the rest of your life.
Find your experience
Choose how you would like to spend your time at Kwantu.
Volunteer
Wildlife & conservation volunteering, 1–24 weeks, from age 16
Train as a Ranger
8-week FGASA Game Ranger Course, from age 18
Schools & Families
Tailor-made educational trips and family volunteering
Internships
Hospitality internships and wildlife vet experience for groups
How it works
WILDLIFE & EDUCATIONAL SAFARI Programmes
KWANTU VOLUNTEER PACKAGES
Kwantu is used to catering for larger groups. We have various camps and dorms that are ideal for group travel of any size.
- Kwantu Private Game Reserve
- 14 days
- + 7 (PG) years old
- From R 13575 per week
Participants gain exciting hands-on work experience and they can ultimately manage a team of hospitality professionals working in various departments.
- Kwantu Private Game Reserve
- 14 days
- +18 years old
- From R 9495 per week
A full family safari and conservation experience
- Kwantu Private Game Reserve
- 5 days
- 10 years old
- From R 13350 per adult
The program is designed for those that are interested in getting a glimpse of what veterinary science is all about, while also getting involved in wildlife and conservation experiences. This can be deemed a pre-vet program and does not require any prior knowledge or experience on the subject.
- Kwantu Private Game Reserve
- 7 days
- 18 + years old
- From R 17195 per week
EXPERIENCE LIFE, EXPERIENCE AFRICA, EXPERIENCE KWANTU
Located in South Africa’s malaria-free adventure province of the Eastern Cape, between Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) and Makhanda (Grahamstown), the 6 000-hectare, Big 5, five-star nature reserve is positioned in one of the most biologically varied regions of the country.
Kwantu Private Game Reserve is located on the legendary Sidbury Plains, in the heart of Frontier Country, along the banks of the Bushman’s River – a mere hour’s drive from Nelson Mandela Bay.
From the comfort of our specially equipped open Land Rovers, you encounter the impressive BIG 5 roaming freely on the Sidbury plains.
Here the white rhino, monarchs of the African bush roam the plains as freely as they did hundreds of years ago. Delight in the entertaining squabbles and games of the playful Vervet monkeys or Chacma baboons, the original comedians of the wild! Indulge your fascination as you stumble upon a family of warthog, digging for roots or speeding across the plains with their trademark “tails held high”. You’ll be awestruck by our zebra, giraffe, wildebeest, and many of the common and rare antelope who have roamed these plains for centuries. From the delicate solitary Blue duiker, who melts out of the brush at the edge of a clearing, to the towering kudu bull, who fixes his gaze on you as he browses nearby.
At night the porcupine, aardwolf, caracal, and other nocturnal explorers and predators patrol the silent, inky darkness.